Formulation: A powder
Formal Name: cyclo[N-methyl-L-alanyl-L-leucyl-(αZ)-α,β-didehydro-N-methylphenylalanylglycyl]
Purity: ≥99%
Formula Markup: C22H30N4O4
Formula Weight: 414,5
Shelf life (days): 1460
CAS Number: 28540-82-1
Notes: Tentoxin is a cyclic tetrapeptide first isolated from the plant pathogen A. alternata. It is an herbicide that inhibits chloroplast development, resulting in chlorotic tissue.{26993,27463} Tentoxin is selectively phytotoxic, as it kills a number of important weeds at concentrations that have no effects on several important crops.{26993}